Heroes Shed No Tears (1986)

Original title

英雄無淚

Directed by

John Woo

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

18

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of mercenaries is hired to rescue a drug lord from a war-torn region in Indochina. The mission turns violent as they face enemy soldiers and betrayal.

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What happens

Heroes Shed No Tears (Chinese: 英雄無淚; Cantonese Yale: Ying Huhng Mouh Leuih; also known as Return to Killing Fields in the Philippines) is a 1984 Hong Kong action war film directed by John Woo. The film stars Eddy Ko, with a supporting cast of Lam Ching-ying, Bruce Jang Il-Sik, Ma Ying-chun, Philippe Loffredo, and Cécile Le Bailly. Filmed prior to the success of Woo's A Better Tomorrow, the film is a story about a group of mercenaries on a mission to extract a drug lord from the Indochina area. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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